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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:36PM (Unverified) said

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The Conduit is actually a blast in single player, it's too bad that multiplayer sucks balls. So I'll be playing that with a helping of Cops 'n' Crooks and, as I just beat Ninjatown, I'll be playing some GTA:CTW. Maybe some more Mass Effect if I can find the time.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:03PM (Unverified) said

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Really? I personally feel that exact opposite. To each his own though. The single player I thought was decent, not awful, not excellent. I can't get enough of the multiplayer though, it's been eating up quite a bit of my time since I got it.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:56PM (Unverified) said

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I can't believe you like the multiplayer. I just think the character models look like shit and it's laggy as all fuck. And my internet connection kicks ass, so it's not that. I don't know, maybe I should give it another go. I just don't see why the multiplayer can't be on par with Halo 2 level stuff.
But I do really like the alien guns and I think the single player is challenging with pretty decent AI. Like you said, to each his own. What do you like about the multiplayer?
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 11:33PM Mr Khan said

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My experience with the multiplayer has been pretty good in terms of connection quality, usually. Last match i played today was pretty bad (couldn't hit anything because everything was just jumping around the screen), but generally its been smooth enough
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:37PM DonaldMick said

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Working on my backlog this weekend - Twilight Princess for the Cube, as played on a Wii. Divide by zero error imminent?
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:50PM OnToGloryReturns said

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Just move the decimal point to the left and you have the Wii version.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2009 11:59AM Levi said

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can't express how much I don't understand the use of the term back log when it comes to video games, and you have said it best. "Working on my back log." This makes gaming sound like the very opposite of fun to me.
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Posted: Jul 5th 2009 12:02AM RodrigoCard said

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Good!!! You are playing the best version of the game! Enjoy =)
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:37PM s ls said

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Same ole for me Socom, LittleBigPlanet, Burnout Paradise, Bomberman ULTRA.. And I need to finish Patapon 2 and I just started Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters which is badass!
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:40PM mikesanto said

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Did someone just finish reading The Two Georges, by Harry Turtledove, the master of Alternate History?
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 10:33PM RobS the 3rd said

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My god, I didn't think anyone here read his books.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:42PM OnToGloryReturns said

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If any picture needed DeadSpaceGirl it is this one.

I hope everyone has a happy and SAFE holiday.

Game-wise I shall be...

whupping ass in NHL 09 - so no change there
finishing Ghostbusters then Bioshock (halfway thru both)
watching the Uncharted 2 trailer as tears well up in my eyes

*sniff* - excuse me....



and maybe starting Call Of Juarez: Bound in Blood
because I am a bad ass hombre
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:44PM FernandoRocker said

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I want to start to play an sRPG... I like most genres of games, and I'm pretty good at some games, but I don't have any sRPG skills...

Anyone can recommend me a begginers sRPG? I heard that Advance Wars is a good series... also, I just saw Knights in the Nightmare, but that game looks extremely hard and complex...

As for what I'm playing this weekend: Maybe I will buy Rune Factory: Frontier... I have read a lot of that game, and aparently is one of the best farm RPG ever. Anyone can give me some impressions about that game?

Currently I'm playing Starfy... I heart platformers!

=p
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:58PM Jerk Face said

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Final Fantasy Tactics: A2 Grimoire of the Rift is both charming and good for beginners. There is a lot of depth to be found, once you get into it, as well - at least as far as character classes and skill selections. It's simple and fun, and I can't recommend it enough.

You don't need to have played any of the prior games to enjoy it, either. The stories are not interconnected in any way.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:59PM (Unverified) said

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I don't think Ninjatown really counts as an sRPG, but I think you would totally dig it.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 10:14PM Istari Spartan said

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Magical starsign: NDS

Paper mario: Wii virtual console.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 11:00PM (Unverified) said

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"I heard that Advance Wars is a good series"

I wonder who told you that...

also, Paper Mario /=/ SRPG

Dont be pussy, get a game like Disgaea or FF Tactics or Knights in the Nightmare. Or go balls out and get Phantom Brave: We Meet Again
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 11:28PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said

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Valkyria Chronicles for your ps3 is one of the better ones in existence.

My favorite SRPG of all time is for the PSP and it's called Jeanne D'Arc.

Not sure about any other platforms. However, those two are pure money and can be had pretty cheap. Both are such brilliant games.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 11:39PM Mr Khan said

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Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem. The one for GameCube, Wii, or DS. Doesn't matter.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2009 12:28AM Nier said

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I second Jeanne D'Arc and Phantom Brave Wii (or PS2 version, but waiting for the Wii version to drop would be more worth it).

Jeanne D'Arc is very simple but absolutely amazing. There are some difficulty spikes but those can be overcome with a little trial and error. Phantom Brave isn't exactly a beginner's sRPG, but it's easier than Disgaea (and better in my opinion) and has various ways to play it. It also has an outstanding soundtrack.

Zone of the Enders: the Fist of Mars for GBA was pretty awesome too...
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Posted: Jul 4th 2009 12:33AM Jrinswand said

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Assuming you have a PSP, Jeanne D'Arc is the best SRPG of all time. If not, then go with Valkyria Chronicles for the PS3, assuming you have a PS3. I know it is an odd coincidence that the two best SRPGs of all time are both on Sony platforms, but that's all it is: coincidence.

As I said, though, go with Jeanne D'Arc.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2009 3:27AM Sly C said

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i am also with the jeanne d'arc and valkyria chronicles suggestions.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:44PM krlowz said

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Ill be playing some Blazblue, The Punisher:No mercy and then some more Blazblue
oh and did i mention Blazblue?
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:48PM OnToGloryReturns said

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Right? BlazBlue has gotten all the buzz this week from th gamers I talk to. I was a Guily Gear fanatic and didn't realize this was apparently the same team or made up of some of the primary GG guys.

Ah, glorious 2D with all the muscle of the next gen. Bring on Muramasa please.

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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:46PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said

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I'll be playing........enjoying the summer heat :D Doesn't come around too often in the UK, why waste it away? ^^

I am playing freedom unite on PSP however, and once again I am addicted to the world of monster hunter!!!!!!
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:49PM Nier said

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I just finished the original Splinter Cell yesterday, so today I'm sneaking around in Pandora Tomorrow in hopes that I'll be able to knock another game off of my backlog.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:53PM TheDarkWayne said

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Finally beat inFamous after not playing for 5 days, got addicted to WoW again. Gonna finally delve into Uncharted, seems sorta 4th of Julyie
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 10:28PM wardob said

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I have played a lot of games for the PS3 but Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is still my favorite.

I hope you enjoy it!
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:58PM NukeAssault said

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BlazBlue hasn't come... According to UPS its in Alaska/In Transit at the moment lol. So i bought the W@W maps. I actually really like them. Well maybe not Sub Pens so much but the others are great. The new Zombie map is fantastic. Plan on playing that a lot tonight when my friends get on.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 10:47PM Sly C said

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yeah, i hate sub pens but i love banzai, and corrosion is decent.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 7:59PM (Unverified) said

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What better way to celebrate America than by playing Fallout 3? I'd go out tomorrow night for fireworks or something, but with the humidity it's like pushing 110 in the day and 95-100 at night in central Florida.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:32PM OnToGloryReturns said

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One cannot go wrong with Fallout.

allow me....

http://weseniors.homestead.com/DearHeartsAndGentlePeople.html
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 9:12PM Sly C said

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ugh, i know what you mean about heat. it's pretty bad in bama too. the heat itself is bearable, its just the damn humidity. luckily my neighbor has a kickass pool and i can go to it whenever. :D
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Posted: Jul 4th 2009 2:29PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said

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I've lived in Florida my whole life (NW FL & CEN FL) and the heat is just unbearable. If you account for the heat index (humidity) the temperature is well over 100 and is more like 114. But, strictly talking about the actual temperature it's more like 94-97. The good thing about living in the panhandle and right on the Gulf is that we get that gulf breeze and it is usually about 4 degrees cooler than neighboring towns more inland/off the water.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:01PM Jerk Face said

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I'm playing "Wife just had another baby yesterday", but in between rounds of that, I'll probably finish up Fallout 3's Point Lookout which, by the way, is fantastic. Well worth the ten bucks. Not quite as good as Broken Steel, but very close.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:03PM FernandoRocker said

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I saw the pictures at Facebook!

Congratulations bro...
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:27PM Shmil said

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Congrats man, you should name it Shmil.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:30PM (Unverified) said

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Congrats.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:35PM OnToGloryReturns said

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What a little jerk.....

>see what I did there?<

congrats
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 9:02PM (Unverified) said

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shmil? I don't know about that, but WRE has a nice ring to it...
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 9:13PM Sly C said

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no, no, no, Sly should be its name.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 9:30PM TheDarkWayne said

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name him Bruce
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 11:03PM (Unverified) said

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you should name him after everyones favorite Gobot, Moptimus Slime
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Posted: Jul 5th 2009 2:44AM Jerk Face said

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Heh. All great suggestions. Thanks for the well-wishes, gang.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:02PM Shmil said

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Just got Devil May Cry 4 from gamefly. It wasn't high on my list but this is my first Devil may cry experience. But I will be getting loaded and watching the expected abysmal that is Transformsers 2. At least it'll be free.

btw. we need a podcast!!!!
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:07PM Shmil said

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Oh, charged through Prototype earlier this week and it was a lot of fun. Some annoying missions, and I didn't have that concentrated devastator that only hits one guy for the last boss so that was a pain in the ass. I wrote my first comment about 3-5 minutes into the first cutscene, and its still going! Is this to be expected for all the cutscenes? I usually play more western games, not that theres anything wrong with japan. Trying to expand my gaming horizons.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:15PM TheDarkWayne said

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did you follow my advice from the last WRUP about not buying blade frenzy? Makes it so much easier and fun imo
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:20PM Shmil said

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I didn't see your advice, but I didn't get blade frenzy until after the final boss either. I ended up just throwing everything I could at him while using the muscle mass power. Not a very effective technique. I would recommend to players not to get the whip grab right away because it makes boarding helicopters way too easy.

As for DMC4, if the rest of the game plays out half as awesome as that tutorial I'll be very pleased.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:23PM Shmil said

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I have no problem with repetition as long as the game play is fun. But man I need to take a break from shooters. I've been playing Halo 3 for way too long and while my new found addiction to TF2 is great and all, a decent hack-n-slash is always fun.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:23PM TheDarkWayne said

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well, for anyone else who's playing prototype, the reason not to get blade frenzy is that before you get it, the blade arm is the only power with which you can continuously stream attacks, whereas all the other ones stop and you have to move to another. The blade frenzy replaces that with the ability to make a slicing dash, and eventually do that from a sprint, which imo made it much harder to do things like the killfest challenges.
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